| Ann Ward Radcliffe - 1806 - 480 Seiten
...during the noon-day heat, loving best the hour when the Eiiglish beetle, with less offensive sound, " winds His small but sullen horn, As oft he rises 'midst...path, Against the pilgrim borne in heedless hum*." The travellers crossed the Arno by. moon-light, at a ferry, and learning that. Pisa wasMistant only... | |
| Cabinet - 1808 - 524 Seiten
...air is hush'd, save where the weak-ey'd bat, With short shrill shriek, flits by on leathern wing ; Or where the beetle winds His small but sullen horn,...twilight path, Against the pilgrim borne in heedless hum : Now teach me, maid compos'd, To breathe some soften'd strain, Whose numbers stealing through thy... | |
| William Enfield - 1808 - 434 Seiten
...Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-eyed bat, With short shrill shrieks flits by on leathern wing, Or where the beetle winds His small but sullen horn,...rises 'midst the twilight path, Against the pilgrim born in heedless hum : Now teach me, maid compos'd, To breathe some softened strain, Whose numbers... | |
| English poetry - 1809 - 302 Seiten
...Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-ey'd bat With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern wing; . Or where the beetle winds His small but sullen horn,...twilight path, Against the pilgrim borne in heedless hum: Now teach me, maid compos'd, To breathe some soften'd strain, Whose numbers, stealing through thy dark'ning... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 Seiten
...Vow air is hush'd, save where the weak-ey'd bat, With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern wing, Or where the beetle winds His small but sullen horn,...twilight path, Against the pilgrim borne in heedless hum ; Now teach me, maid compos'd, Whose numbers, stealing through thy darkening vale, May not unseemly... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 308 Seiten
...air is hushed, save where the weak-eyed bat, With short shrill shriek, flits by on leathern wing1, Or where the beetle winds His small but sullen horn,...twilight path, Against the pilgrim borne in heedless hum : Now teach me, maid composed, To breathe some softened strain, Whose numbers stealing through thy... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 554 Seiten
...weak-ey'd bat, With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern wing, Or whore the beetle winds His email but sullen horn. As oft he rises 'midst the twilight path, Against the pilgrim borne in heedless hum : Now teach me, maid cotnpos'd, To breathe some soften'd strain, Whose numbers, stealing through thy... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 558 Seiten
...weak-ey'd hat, Wilh short shrill shriek flits hy on leathern wing, Or where the heetle winds His small hut sullen horn, As oft he rises 'midst the twilight path, Against the pilgrim horne in heedless hum: Now teach me, maid compus'd, To hreathe some soften'd strain, Whosenumhers,... | |
| Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 Seiten
...Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-ey'd bat With short shrill shriek flits by on leathern wino.' Or where the beetle winds His small but sullen horn,...twilight path, Against the pilgrim borne in heedless hum ; „ Now teach me, maid compos'd, To breathe some soften'd strain, Whose numbers stealing thro' thy... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 Seiten
...Now air is hush'd, save where the weak-ey'd bat [wing. With short shrill shriek flies by on leathern Or where the beetle winds His small but sullen horn,...twilight path, Against the pilgrim borne in heedless hum : Now tench me, maid compos'd, To breathe some soften'd strain, Whose numbers, stealing ihrough thy... | |
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